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Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Submits Archexin Phase II Protocol For Ovarian Cancer To FDA
5/8/2012
Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing potential best in class oncology and CNS therapeutics, recently announced that it has submitted a Phase II protocol for the clinical study of Archexin as a treatment of ovarian cancer to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Clinical Trial at Evergreen Healthcare Shows Intestinal Gel Reduces Symptoms of Advanced Parkinson's Disease
4/20/2012
A recent clinical trial conducted at Evergreen Healthcare shows that a new form of a common drug used to treat Parkinson's Disease greatly improves the quality of life for patients and reduces the affects of symptoms such as tremors, slowness, stiffness and difficulty walking.
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Roche's Trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1) Showed Positive Phase III Results In HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
4/2/2012
Roche recently announced topline results of EMILIA, the first randomised Phase III study of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1).
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Many Cancer Rates Continue To Decline
4/2/2012
Death rates from all cancers combined for men, women, and children continued to decrease in the United States between 2004 and 2008.
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XARELTO (rivaroxaban) Demonstrates Comparable Efficacy To Standard Of Care For The Treatment And Secondary Prevention Of Venous Blood Clots In Patients With Symptomatic Pulmonary Embolism In Pivotal Phase 3 Study
3/27/2012
Janssen Research & Development, LLC, (Janssen), announced results of the EINSTEIN-PE study showing that the oral anticoagulant XARELTO (rivaroxaban) was comparable to today’s standard of care in treating patients with acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE) and in preventing development of a secondary venous blood clot (known as venous thromboembolism or VTE).
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Amgen's PCSK9 Inhibitor Reduced LDL Cholesterol Up To 81 Percent In Phase 1b Study
3/26/2012
Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) announced today positive results from a Phase 1b clinical study of AMG 145, an investigational PCSK9 inhibitor, in patients with high cholesterol who were taking statins.
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Ampio Announces Positive Preliminary Update On The Optina™ Clinical Trial To Treat Diabetic Macular Edema And Decision To Conclude The Study Ahead Of Schedule
3/20/2012
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMPE), a biopharmaceutical company conducting clinical trials on its three lead drugs (Zertane™ completed two phase III studies, Ampion™-completed proof of concept studies and Optina™), licensing distribution of these drugs and engaged in further drug development, today announced that it completed the planned interim review of the first 50% of patients enrolled in the Optina™ trial for diabetic macular edema.
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Data In NEJM Shows Novartis Drug Signifor Is First Therapy To Provide Rapid, Durable Benefit For Cushing's Disease Patients In Phase III Study
3/9/2012
A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) found that the investigational drug Signifor (SOM230, pasireotide), normalized cortisol levels and showed clinical benefit in patients with Cushing's disease.
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FDA Requests Additional Data On Novartis Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Menveo, For Expanded Use In Infants And Toddlers
2/13/2012
Novartis has received a Complete Response letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its application for the expanded use of Menveo (Meningococcal [Groups A, C, Y and W-135] Oligosaccharide Diphtheria CRM197 Conjugate Vaccine) in infants and toddlers from 2 months of age.
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NIST Announces Program To ID Human Cell Lines For Research
2/9/2012
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is launching a project to collect and catalog DNA identification data for up to 1,500 human cell lines used in biological and medical research.
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